$5000 budget Mustang

[Jim Nilsen]

Got the new down bars bent and tigged in. Had to swing the bars around the oil tank etc. Still need to figure out some hood hinges though.

The car is looking awesome as always. I was a big fan of the way the hood was before, hoods that open from the back are much safer and easier to work on the engine. At least that is what I have found on my car. You could go easy on yourself and just make it a lift off and then put hinges on later and noone would ever question why.

The dry sump is something I would like to do someday and you should be glad you could package that baby as good as you did because it is no easy thing to find that much room to spare. Looks awesome!!!!

I am like dying to stael your air cleaner for 10 minutes to see how well it fits on my car. I jusy love the look and it might just take a piece to go from the firewall in my cat to make it work just perfect for me but I am concerned about the height? I know I can modify the one I have but it wouldn't be as light and as cool looking.

Keep on keepin on!!!

[avewhtboy]

Is the area in the yellow box connected, going to be connected, need to be connected or not connected to the roll cage on purpose?

Love the car glad to see it getting back together and of course interested to see it in action again.

[Ron S]

In alot of circumstances the shock area would be attached to the cage. This chassis is so over built and heavy duty, there won't be alot of deflection at that point. This car still uses a transverse Vette spring so it is not supporting the cars weight like a coilover car. The mounts are so beefy I still couldn't imagine alot of deflection anyway.

On the next Chassis I build, it will be much lighter and will require alot of support and triangulation in the high stress zones. Ron

[LSXZ28]

Lookin Awesome Ron!

[Ron S]

Got the new style hinges built,they are about as simple as they could be. Will put some kind of top on the hinge arm to make the cowl smooth.Tied the cowl tabs to the cage for strength. Ron





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[troyboy468]

hey....didnt you just paint that! got to love a car you can cut holes in the body and think nothing of it....lol

[Ron S]

Yes I did, I tried everything I could think of how to use an OEM type hinge, there is just no room. Need to rename this to the ass backwards build, all this aggrevation to loose maybe 50 lbs. One step forward and two steps back. Ron

[Chad-1stGen]

Ron,

I think that is a normal part of a car that sees a lot of use. Breeds to many new ideas

[bonecrrusher]

Just read the whole thread... looks awesome!!

[John Wright]

Ah, heck yeah!...that'll work. Simple and effective. You gonna use a prop rod or are you still looking at those nascar style hinged props?

[fordsbyjay]

Need to rename this to the ass backwards build, all this aggrevation to loose maybe 50 lbs. One step forward and two steps back. Ron

Hahahahaha, that is like my Falcon, every time I want to change one thing I take three steps backwards to alter everything else that affects my one change.

[Dakota-M]

Ron S. Great Build! I for one Just loved it and this car! I just read the whole thread and everything else I could find on this car and project!! I even ordered a 30X40 print of one of your pictures off of your smugmug site. I have been looking for a 66 Fastback from a junk yard to try and do the same thing you did and my son also has a 65 6 cyl mustang, he also wants to try to do something like your car as well.

[Jim Nilsen]

Yes I did, I tried everything I could think of how to use an OEM type hinge, there is just no room. Need to rename this to the ass backwards build, all this aggrevation to loose maybe 50 lbs. One step forward and two steps back. Ron

I did everything I could think of to not use an OEM hinge to save weight. 50lb is a lot to lose and the hood is better simple. just go with a prop rod that has a hook on each end to keep it from flying off when open and you are good to go. I went back and forth with having the nascar braces or cylinders but decided it was too much time ,weight and in the way. The prop rod is the best.

If it makes you feel better , I am working on my hood today to make it so it doesn't bow in the middle at 90mph +. It gets a little uncomfortable seeing it come up so much. I really don't want hood pins.

I look forward to seeing you at the Motorstate and see how all of this turns out.

[Ron S]

Got the rest of the chromoly bent and welded, have all the radiator, coil ,and fender mounts on it. Kind of looks like a trophy truck, just have to make the lower radiator mounts, and fiinally start this thing. Ron

[David Sloan]

Very cool Ron
I had no idea you were building a trophy truck.
Looks like your making good progress.
Thanks

[WILWAXU]

Awesome! How much do you think it weighs?

[Bjkadron]

A trophy truck is not a bad thing to look like!

[Ron S]

Awesome! How much do you think it weighs?

This front structure with all that tubing, because its chromoly is 80 lbs less then the core support, hood hinges, and down bars I had made in mild steel. The car will still be somewhere around 3200 lbs. because of the oil tank, lines and 3 gallons of oil. All this cage work and it really won't make it run any faster, should look alot cleaner under the hood though. Ron

[John Wright]

Nice prop rod.....hehehehe...not exactly what I had in mind, but hey, it works!

[RS_Customs]

This front structure with all that tubing, because its chromoly is 80 lbs less then the core support, hood hinges, and down bars I had made in mild steel. The car will still be somewhere around 3200 lbs. because of the oil tank, lines and 3 gallons of oil. All this cage work and it really won't make it run any faster, should look alot cleaner under the hood though. Ron

I think the ls7 has it covered for making it run faster! LOL

Robert